diff --git a/include/aoapplication.h b/include/aoapplication.h
index cd9f736..2dc8649 100644
--- a/include/aoapplication.h
+++ b/include/aoapplication.h
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ public:
   // for settings.
   bool is_customchat_enabled();
 
+  // Returns the value of characer sticker (avatar) setting
+  bool is_sticker_enabled();
+
   // Returns the value of whether continuous playback should be used
   // from the config.ini.
   bool is_continuous_enabled();
diff --git a/include/aooptionsdialog.h b/include/aooptionsdialog.h
index 31f3d66..e88ce54 100644
--- a/include/aooptionsdialog.h
+++ b/include/aooptionsdialog.h
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ private:
   QLabel *ui_customchat_lbl;
   QCheckBox *ui_customchat_cb;
 
+  QLabel *ui_sticker_lbl;
+  QCheckBox *ui_sticker_cb;
+
   QLabel *ui_continuous_lbl;
   QCheckBox *ui_continuous_cb;
 
diff --git a/src/aolayer.cpp b/src/aolayer.cpp
index 8d2c796..e2a1f07 100644
--- a/src/aolayer.cpp
+++ b/src/aolayer.cpp
@@ -240,12 +240,11 @@ void InterfaceLayer::load_image(QString p_filename, QString p_miscname)
 
 void StickerLayer::load_image(QString p_charname)
 {
-  QString p_miscname = ao_app->get_chat(p_charname);
+  QString p_miscname;
+  if (ao_app->is_customchat_enabled())
+    p_miscname = ao_app->get_chat(p_charname);
   transform_mode = ao_app->get_misc_scaling(p_miscname);
   QString final_image = ao_app->get_image("sticker/" + p_charname, ao_app->current_theme, ao_app->get_subtheme(), ao_app->default_theme, p_miscname);
-  if (!file_exists((final_image)))
-      final_image = ao_app->get_image_suffix(
-                  ao_app->get_character_path(p_charname, "showname")), // Scuffed DRO way
   start_playback(final_image);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp b/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
index dfd8555..5817d96 100644
--- a/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/aooptionsdialog.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,19 @@ AOOptionsDialog::AOOptionsDialog(QWidget *parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app)
 
   ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::FieldRole, ui_customchat_cb);
 
+  row += 1;
+  ui_sticker_lbl = new QLabel(ui_form_layout_widget);
+  ui_sticker_lbl->setText(tr("Stickers:"));
+  ui_sticker_lbl->setToolTip(
+      tr("Turn this on to allow characters to define their own "
+         "stickers (unique images that show up over the chatbox - like avatars or shownames)."));
+
+  ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::LabelRole, ui_sticker_lbl);
+
+  ui_sticker_cb = new QCheckBox(ui_form_layout_widget);
+
+  ui_gameplay_form->setWidget(row, QFormLayout::FieldRole, ui_sticker_cb);
+
   row += 1;
   ui_continuous_lbl = new QLabel(ui_form_layout_widget);
   ui_continuous_lbl->setText(tr("Continuous Playback:"));
@@ -909,6 +922,7 @@ void AOOptionsDialog::update_values() {
   ui_stickyeffects_cb->setChecked(ao_app->is_stickyeffects_enabled());
   ui_stickypres_cb->setChecked(ao_app->is_stickypres_enabled());
   ui_customchat_cb->setChecked(ao_app->is_customchat_enabled());
+  ui_sticker_cb->setChecked(ao_app->is_sticker_enabled());
   ui_continuous_cb->setChecked(ao_app->is_continuous_enabled());
   ui_category_stop_cb->setChecked(ao_app->is_category_stop_enabled());
   ui_blank_blips_cb->setChecked(ao_app->get_blank_blip());
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index 3d67def..183bcba 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -3209,7 +3209,8 @@ void Courtroom::start_chat_ticking()
   ui_vp_chatbox->show();
   ui_vp_message->show();
 
-  ui_vp_sticker->load_image(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME]);
+  if (ao_app->is_sticker_enabled())
+    ui_vp_sticker->load_image(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME]);
 
   if (m_chatmessage[ADDITIVE] != "1") {
     ui_vp_message->clear();
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index 45df30d..4718f74 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -981,6 +981,12 @@ bool AOApplication::is_customchat_enabled()
   return result.startsWith("true");
 }
 
+bool AOApplication::is_sticker_enabled()
+{
+  QString result = configini->value("sticker", "true").value<QString>();
+  return result.startsWith("true");
+}
+
 bool AOApplication::is_continuous_enabled()
 {
   QString result = configini->value("continuous_playback", "true").value<QString>();